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AGM Application Form Now Available |
2nd October 2009 |
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The Annual General Meeting & Council meeting is to be held at East Midlands Airport, UK on November 14th/15th. Click here to download a copy of the Application Form
The November issue of the ISSA Newsletter has been emailed to all current & past members and includes information about important changes tio ISSA which are to be discussed at the AGM. Guests - click here to download a copy
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A New Future for ISSA |
2nd October 2009 |
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The Annual General Meeting & Council meeting to be held in November will be discussing major changes to the structure of ISSA and we need input from as many members as possible. Ideally, members will be able to attend the meetings but if this is not possible, please email your views
There will be discussions in many areas but the main points will cover
Representation
It is impossible for a single group of Council members to understand the needs of every member, when many regions in the world are not represented on the Council and cannot attend world meetings
Membership & Subscriptions
We need a membership structure which can benefit from both local organisations & world wide representation especially in areas such as recognised accreditation schemes for schools
Looking Forward
We need direction and a focus on where ISSA is to go in the future. The Council have approved a draft Development Plan, produced by the President, which will require a significant amount of work to make it happen
Constitution
Changes in these areas will also require amendments to the Constitution in areas such as membership, subscriptions, voting rights, Council membership etc
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New ISSA Newsletter |
3rd April 2009 |
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The March issue of the ISSA Newsletter has now been emailed to all current & past members. If you have not received a copy please email Ralph, as your Newsletter may have been sent to the wrong address
Guests - click here to download a copy |
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Welcome to New ISSA Member - Turkish Offshore Racing |
7th December 2008 |
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The Turkish Offshore Racing Club was established in 1971 and has become one of the leading yacht racing clubs in Turkey
TORC opened its sailing school in 2008 and has recruited an experienced team of sailing instructors, led by Fatih Ozmen. Instructor qualifications and teaching methods are based around the RYA schemes to provide a wide range of training courses
For more information you can find the Turkish Offshore Racing Club on the Where to Sail pages
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Welcome to New ISSA Member - Sailing With Attitude |
23rd November 2008 |
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Sailing With Attitude is based in Sydney, Australia and Jonathan Bogais is the school Principal. Jonathan explains why he thinks ISSA will benefit his school.
After ten years of operation at the Fish Market marina where Sailing with Attitude is based, I am in the process of changing the school's format. During this long period, the school has been highly technical in its teachings working with IYT, for which I have been an Yachtmaster Ocean Examiner as well as instructor, this together with representing YA.
However, many of my students have no desire to achieve commercial certifications, but want to enjoy the experience and adventure attached with learning to sail here and continue overseas. Others are families planning serious passages and in need of comprehensive preparation programmes. 70% of my students are from overseas, specially France.
Under the new format I want to return to the style I first introduced before moving into technical teaching. This will also include elements of ecology. Besides, I run regular workshops on topics including navigation and meteorology around Australia and want to develop this aspect further.
For more information you can find Sailing with Attitude on the Where to Sail pages
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Annual Conference & AGM Programme |
17th September 2008 |
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The programme for the Conference and Annual General Meeting, from October 4th to 7th has now been confirmed
Sat 4th Tourist Activities
Sun 5th Tourist Activities or Mini 12 Presentation
Mon 6th Tourist Activities or Mini 12 Presentation
Welcome Dinner in the evening
Tues 7th am – AC Meeting followed by AGM
pm – Festival of Sail presentation
Wed 8th Depart Vienna
It is not essential that delegates arrive on Saturday but please email Ralph Tingle issa@sailingschools.org so that we can make arrangements to accommodate you for the tourist activities and meetings
Mini 12 Presentation - Walter Pavlis will deliver a presentation on the Mini 12 followed by opportunities for delegates to talk to disabled sailors. Delegates will be able to sail the Mini 12 so please bring some suitable clothing.
Daily Meetings – delegate will meet every morning at Segelschule Hofbauer http://www.hofbauer.at/
Address: An der oberen Alten Donau 191, A-1220 Vienna
Vienna Hotels – Markus Griessler has identified hotels in the area. Please make your own bookings by contacting the hotels direct. When you have booked your hotel, please email Markus Griessler@hofbauer.atfor instructions on how to get from Vienna Schwechat Airport to your hotel.
The following hotels are close to the sailing school
Lenas Donau: (Cheap and clean 3*) very close http://www.lenas-hotel.at/pages/site/de/about.php
There is a large conference and fair in Vienna at the same time and the Lenas hotel has only 2 rooms left. As Lenas and Strandhotel are directly opposite each other and 3 mins walking distance to the sailing school, both hotels are recommended as first choice
Arcotel Kaiserwasser: (4* , walking distance) http://www.arcotel.at/document.asp?id=2073
If you have any queries please contact Ralph issa@sailingschools.org
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Administrative Council - Vacancies |
1st August 2008 |
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There will be vacancies on the Administratitive Council this year as some members will be standing down by rotation.
It is very important that ISSA has a strong and vibrant Council which is representative of its members. In order to reduce the commitment and cost of being a member of the Council, the mid-yearr meeting haqs been dropped, but Council members will be asked to try and attend the majority of AGMs during their period of office. Most of the ISSA business is carried out by email and this is the area where Council members will be expected to make the greatest contribution, along with telephone meetings via Skype, which is a free service.
If you are interested in standing for election (even if you will not be able to attend this year's AGM), please email Ralph with your details. |
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ISSA Conference & AGM |
1st August 2008 |
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Martin Pryor, Markus Greissler and Ralph Tingle are meeting in Medemblik, Holland this weekend to discuss the arrangements for the Conference and AGM in Vienna on 7th October 2008.
Full details of the arrangements will be posted on the web site after the meeting
If you are coming to the AGM or would like any items to be raised, please email Ralph ISSA@SailingSchools.org |
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Membership Certificates & Certificates of Achievement |
22nd June 2008 |
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If you have paid your subscriptions for 2007/08, you should have received your new certificates by email
The Membership Certificate shows that you are a fully paid up member of ISSA and will be re-issued each year
The Student Certificates have been re-designed to give greater prominence to your school and also allow you to award certificates up to Level 3
If you have not received your certificates, please email Ralph ISSA@SailingSchools.org |
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Membership fees for 2007/2008 are now due.
Payment of invoices must be received no later than 30th June 2008.
If payment is not received by this date, member details will be removed from the ISSA web site
If payment is not received by the Annual General Meeting, membership of ISSA will be withdrawn
Le paiement de ces cotisations doit être reçu au plus tard le 30 JUIN 2008
Si le paiement n'est pas reçu à cette date, les informations figurant sur le site de l'ISSA seront effacées
Si le paiement n'est pas reçu avant la date de l'Assemblée Générale, l'assiciation ne peut participer aux votes.
El pago de esta factura debemos recibirlo antes del 30 de Junio del 2008.
En caso de no haber recibido el pago en esa fecha, los datos de contacto de vuestra Entidad deberán ser retirados del sitio web de la ISSA.
En caso de no recibir este pago antes de la Reunión General Anual de la ISSA en Otoño 2008, deberá anularse la afiliación de su Entidad a la ISSA.
Il saldo di questa fattura, relativa alla Quota associativa ISSA, dovrà pervenire non oltre il 30 Giugno 2008.
Se il saldo non perverrà entro tale giorno, i dati del membro saranno rimossi dal sito Web.
Se il saldo non perverrà entro la Annuale Asembea Generale (AG meeting) il membro sarà depennato.
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EBay Certificate FRAUD!!!!! |
12th October 2007 |
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Someone has been trying to sell ISSA Level 1 certificates on EBay
THIS IS A FRAUD AND IS NOT APPROVED BY ISSA!!
Any sensible person will realise that buying a certificate without being examined is wrong.
Also, who would buy a piece of paper for €299 which simply declares that you have 400 hours sailing experience??
The EBay auction has now ended and thank you to all those people who emailed the ISSA office |
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Translators Required |
2nd October 2007 |
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Sorry but the new site is only available in English. We need members to volunteer to translate the English web site into French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and any other main languages. If you have the time to translate the new web site and keep it up to date, please email Ralph issa@sailingschools.org
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Access to Members Room |
2nd October 2007 |
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The new web site means that existing members will need to re-register with their email address, your previous logon & password will not work. Access to the new Members Room is not automated as we need to check that your membership is up to date.
When you have registered, you will receive an email confirming that you have approval to access the Members Room
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